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HSK 7

幸亏

幸亏 - Fortunately, luckily

Explanation

幸亏 (xìngkuī) is used to talk about a fortunate event that occurred, helping to avoid a bad outcome. The common structure is '幸亏 + cause, 不然 + bad result' or '幸亏..., 才...'. For example: '幸亏你回来得早' means 'Luckily you came back early'. It emphasizes good fortune and often goes with a hypothetical of the opposite situation had that luck not occurred.

Examples

幸亏你回来得早，不然我就不知道怎么办才好了。
xìngkuīnǐhuíláidezǎo，bùránwǒjiùbùzhīdàozěnmebàncáihǎole。
我们幸亏走了这条路，才没碰到堵车。
wǒmenxìngkuīzǒulezhètiáolù，cáiméipèngdàodǔchē。

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The grammar point “幸亏” (幸亏 - Fortunately, luckily) is one of the key structures at HSK 7. To use it fluently, you need to understand the contexts where it's used and practice regularly.

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